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<LI><em>From</em>: Stephen Zepp <<A HREF="mailto:zoran#enid,com">zoran#enid,com</A>></LI>
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Chris Gray wrote:
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> [Vadim T:]
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> :- I should (well, at least I want) to preserve the balance.
> :- Energy levels of both God and worshiper _should_ increase, in game.
> :- to preserve the balance, I introduce anti-god - some entity which
> :exists on the material plane and is the exact opposite to the given God.
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> Hmm. You could have the set of power available to gods be a fixed pool.
> Worship of god A increases god A's power, but slighter decreases the power
> of all other gods, so that the sum stays fixed. The worshipper only sort
> of borrows the god's power, so they don't need to be in the sum. This
> leads to the possibility of worshipper's draining a god's power, but in
> turn being able to replenish it by more worship. To be a sound economy,
> I guess when power is expended by a god or it's worshippers, it then
> adds to the power of the other gods (or perhaps to all gods evenly).
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> --
> Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
Hmm...very interesting idea...or, have _no_ set pool, but a balanced upkeep system, or even have "worship points" expire
just slightly less fast then they accumulate in the god's pool. I like the idea of a god having a small amount of power
on their own, which is enhanced by worshippers "investing" more power in the god via worship ( Cthulu mythos works
nicely with this concept ). The worship points get used up by granting power to the god's mortals, and/or just
manifesting a physical existence ( in their particular plane, or wherever ). Sort of a parallel to someone's concept of
roleplay points listed earlier on the list and maintaining political status with them.
Zoran</PRE>
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00888" HREF="msg00888.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00800" HREF="msg00800.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00841" HREF="msg00841.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00797" HREF="msg00797.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>,
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Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Mon 15 Dec 1997, 17:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00751" HREF="msg00751.html">META: FAQ: Location, etc</A></strong>,
s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Fri 12 Dec 1997, 21:05 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00765" HREF="msg00765.html">Re: META: FAQ: Location, etc</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sat 13 Dec 1997, 00:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00810" HREF="msg00810.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: META: FAQ: Location, etc</A></strong>,
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